Call for Papers 2025 Previous Editions Committees Speakers

Organising Committee

The Organising Committee consists of dedicated individuals responsible for coordinating and managing all aspects of the workshop. They ensure smooth operations, from logistics to scheduling, to create an optimal environment for collaboration and knowledge exchange among participants.

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Paolo Tasca

Executive Chairman

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Paolo Tasca

Prof. Paolo Tasca is a digital economist and entrepreneur with a focus on emerging technologies, Web3, and distributed systems. He is the Executive Chairman of Exponential Science, a not-for-profit deep-tech think tank and venture builder. Previously, he served as Executive Director and Founder of the UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies, establishing it as a global leader in blockchain and digital finance research. Prof. Tasca also founded the annual P2P Financial Systems Workshop, which was held ten times since inception in 2015.

Prof. Tasca has previously worked as Lead Economist on digital currencies at Deutsche Bundesbank. He is a frequent advisor to international institutions, including the United Nations, EU Parliament, and several central banks. A serial entrepreneur and patent holder in blockchain interoperability, he has co-edited key publications on DeFi and Web3, including Blockchain Economics, Banking Beyond Banks and Money, and Digital Assets.

Scientific Committee

Composed of accomplished academics and researchers who examine and select papers submitted for inclusion in the workshop.   

They leverage their expertise and insights to contribute to the discussion on how the P2P revolution is reshaping both the financial sector and the financial services ecosystem.

Marco Alberto Javarone

Professor at Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Bari

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Marco Alberto Javarone

Marco Alberto Javarone is an Assistant Professor in Theoretical Physics, specialising in complex systems, quantum information, and evolutionary dynamics. He collaborates with startups in the cryptocurrency and data science sectors. His research in Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies focuses on crypto transaction patterns, the link between Blockchain dynamics and Bitcoin's market value, and challenges in consensus mechanisms, such as proof-of-work.

Kevin Werbach

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Kevin Werbach

Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and former Counsel for New Technology Policy at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. He served on the Obama Administration's Presidential Transition Team and founded the Supernova Group.

Wilko Bolt

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Wilko Bolt

Senior economist Economics and Research Division of De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) & Professor of Payment systems at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He was also active as a researcher at the European Central Bank in Frankfurt and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Carol Alexander

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Carol Alexander

Professor of Finance at the University of Sussex, Co-Editor of the Journal of Banking and Finance. She is an expert in fintech, blockchain finance and cryptocurrency markets, indexing, derivatives, volatility trading, asset pricing, risk premia, investment strategies, risk management and portfolio management.

Ben Craig

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Ben Craig

Economic and policy advisor. Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. He specialised in the economics of networks, banking, and finance, with an emphasis on empirical structural modeling.

Daniel Heller

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Daniel Heller

Monetary and Regulatory Economist specialising in the regulation of Financial Market Infrastructures. He is a Senior Research Associate at the Centre for Blockchain Technologies at University College London. Daniel also isthe Head of Regulatory Affairs at Fnality International and the CFO at Bitlumens.

Kathy Yuan

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Kathy Yuan

Professor of Finance at London School of Economics And Political Science. She’s a member of FMG, CEPR and has also received Houblon-Norman Fellowship at the Bank of England. Professor Yuan has also conducted policy research for central banks and financial market regulators.

David Yermak

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David Yermak

Albert Fingerhut Professor of Finance and Business Transformation at New York University Stern School of Business and he is the Director of the NYU Pollack Center for Law and Business. He teaches joint MBA - Law School courses and PhD research courses.

Ben Shenglin

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Ben Shenglin

Dean and Professor of ZIBS, Dean of Academy of Internet Finance, Zhejiang University and President of Beijing Frontier Institute of Regulation & Supervision Technology. Founder and Director of the International Monetary Institute, Renmin University of China. Founder and Chairman of Zhejiang Association of FinTech.

John Augustine

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John Augustine

John Augustine is a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, where he co-founded the Blockchain Lab and the Cybersecurity Centre. Previously, he held roles at the Tata Research Development and Design Centre and at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

Tomaso Aste

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Tomaso Aste

Professor of complexity science at University College London, where he is also Founder and Scientific Director of the Centre for Blockchain Technologies, head of the Financial Computing and Analytics Group, and vice director of the Centre for Doctoral Training in Financial Computing and Analytics.